St. Luke’s cardiac patients adopt tablet-based education solution.
St. Luke’s cardiac patients adopt tablet-based education solution.
4 PagesA patient education success story from The Wellness Network St. Luke’s cardiac patients adopt tablet-based education solution. The Minnesota hospital reports positive results from a pilot program using tablets to help patients prepare for cardiac procedures and recovery. Size: Two hospitals, 14 primary care clinics, 29 specialty clinics, and 2 pharmacies. The Challenge Patient education at St. Luke’s is an important part of the clinical workflow – but after relying on the same technologies for years, the education and nursing staff felt it was time to look for more modern options. According to Shannon Isaacson, a clinical supervisor in the cardiac unit, the nursing staff had been using late- model televisions and VHS tape to help educate patients. “We would wheel these big
